Android Tablet: Asus Transformer Pad TF300T Review

With the Transformer Pad TF300T Asus launched a slightly stripped down version of the Transformers Prime. The new tablet docking station can also be converted to using a netbook. These are, however, are not always included and must be purchased under these circumstances. The pad with the names of models and TF300TG TF300TL also support 3G LTE, respectively, so the road can be accessed via the mobile network to the Internet. This brauchts however, a SIM card mobile phone subscription. All units get updated very often in gray; blue or red

saves the manufacturer on the back of the unit, which consists not of metal but of plastic. The RAM is handsome with 1 GB of memory is 32 GB. About the Micro-SD slot storage capacity can be expanded easily.

Asus Android operating system has installed 4.0.3. The operation is intuitive and most liquid. No wonder: After all potters in the Tablet, a four-core processor on Tegra-3-base with 1.2 GHz clock frequency. Its strength is also reflected in the performance measurements. In 2012 productivity test Smart Bench achieved the unit good 3388 points in the game benchmarks, it was 2317th Thus, and the tablet is only marginally slower than the bigger brother. A little annoying: When scrolling in the browser, it comes in spite of the computing power to one or the other jerks. In addition, the Android system is one drawback: The selection of tablet-optimized apps, unlike Apple's iPad lean. Thus, for example, Swiss newspapers and magazines rarely available.

The battery life is in normal operation a little over 8 hours. That's all right. Another 5 hours to bring the docking station. The bright, 10.1-inch wide display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels; the viewing angle is very large. Negative but falls on the susceptibility to fingerprints.

The 8-Megapixel camera takes good photos - thanks to the large focal length. Since a flash is missing, can take pictures in low light conditions, but no usable photos.

Conclusion: Despite the low price, the Asus Transformer Pad TF300T powerful and well equipped. With the optional docking station, the tablet is also suitable for typing long texts. Too bad the selection of Tablet Apps is meager.